I’m Finally Proud Of My Ostomy Bag | SHAKE MY BEAUTY

A YOUNG woman who was on a liquid diet for a year has finally been able to eat her beloved pasta again thanks to her ostomy bag. Charlotte Twinley, from Arundel, Sussex suffered such severe pain from her body’s inability to digest food that she had to resort to a liquid-only diet of meal replacement milkshakes for a whole year. In her teen years Charlotte was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (or EDS), a connective tissue disorder, which in Charlotte’s case affected her joints and also her gastroparesis in her digestive system. To make matters worse, because of the discomfort associated with eating, Charlotte started to reduce her food intake resulting in weight loss and an eating disorder. It’s only now, after receiving care for her mental health and the ostomy surgery that Charlotte feels happy with both her physical and mental health – and proud of the small pouch that has enabled her to eat again.